New Lawsuit Filed on Depakote Birth Defects

According to court documents, on September 6th, 2012, Susan DeMatteo and more than a dozen other plaintiffs filed a lawsuit in St. Clair County Circuit Court (case no. 12-L-462) alleging their children suffered birth defects after the mothers took Depakote during pregnancy. Depakote is a drug, manufactured by Abbott Laboratories, most commonly prescribed for psychiatric conditions like manic depressive disorder (bipolar disorder) and to prevent migraine headaches. The New England Journal of Medicine study published in June 2010 revealed that the risk of spina bifida from Depakote may be 12 times higher with use of the medication during pregnancy. Now, AttorneyOne.com, a recognized authority on law, can provide helpful, proven advice and simple solutions including how to get in contact with legal counsel so anyone can easily and inexpensively deal with cases of Depakote severe adverse events. [http://www.attorneyone.com/depakote/

Depakote: severe birth defects threat

alleging their children suffered birth defects after the mothers took Depakote during pregnancy

San Diego, CA (PRWEB) October 17, 2012

The media spotlight is often a double-edged sword. No one knows this better than Susan DeMatteo and people who suffer from Depakote Side Effects. And yet, gossip and rumor-mongering aside, the real story here is being overlooked according to Sean Burke of AttorneyOne.

According to court documents, on September 6th, 2012, Susan DeMatteo and more than a dozen other plaintiffs filed a lawsuit in St. Clair County Circuit Court (case no. 12-L-462) alleging their children suffered birth defects after the mothers took Depakote during pregnancy. Depakote is a drug, manufactured by Abbott Laboratories, most commonly prescribed for psychiatric conditions like manic depressive disorder (bipolar disorder) and to prevent migraine headaches. In the lawsuit plaintiffs claim that their children were born with spina bifida, neural tube defects and other birth defects.

The New England Journal of Medicine study published in June 2010 revealed that the risk of spina bifida from Depakote may be 12 times higher with use of the medication during pregnancy.

AttorneyOne.com, a recognized authority on law, can provide helpful advice and simple solutions including how to get in contact with legal counsel so that, in case of severe adverse events from Depakote, someone can easily and inexpensively deal with it. As Mr. Burke, director of Media Relations for AttorneyOne.com, added, “What all this information really illustrates is that threat from Depakote remains. For that reason, our focus should squarely fall on getting the word out and assisting people in finding the right legal assistance.”

As the FDA published on May 7th, 2012, the Office of Criminal Investigations and the US Department of Justice press release informed that Abbott Laboratories Inc. has pleaded guilty and agreed to pay $1.5 billion to resolve its criminal and civil liability arising from the company’s unlawful promotion of the prescription drug Depakote for uses not approved as safe and effective by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

AttorneyOne.com has further information on Depakote lawsuits including how to get in contact with legal counsel.